Can the IMAC use an extended monitor?

I have the old Imac G4, a fantastic computer, but the screen has driven my old eyes crazy. I'm looking at getting a nice new Intel Imac and was wondering if it has the capacity to extend the screen to a second monitor? I know the original Imac could not do this. Will the new Imac have this capability.
Thanks in advance, you guys have saved my life on more than one occassion.

Yes, the Intel iMacs are the first iMacs to be able to support a seond monitor in both mirror and extended desktop mode.
According to the tech specs found HERE (look in the middle column under "Graphics and Video) and you will see that the iMacs have -
"Support for external display in extended desktop
* Digital resolutions up to 1920 x 1200
* Analog resolutions up to 2048 x 1536
Support for external display in video mirroring mode"

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